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About Baidan Village

Baidan is a mid sized village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 782 males and 727 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baidan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baidan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733126
Area (hectares) 330.09 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 782
Female Population 727
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baidan compares

By the 2011 count Baidan is the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 330.09 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baidan

Baidan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baidan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Atghara, Atia, Bagcha and Bagduar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baidan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baidan village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 46th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Baidan village has 782 males and 727 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baidan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Baidan is 733126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baidan covers 330.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baidan falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baidan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baidan.

Baidan is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baidan today is likely to be higher.

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